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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) \u2014 Ever since Scottish fans learned he would start in the country’s No. 9 league. world cup<\/span> When we arrived in Boston, plans were being made for a party.<\/p>\n

“We knew there was going to be a tsunami of Tartan Army[Scottish fans],” said Jason Waddleton, a Scottish native who has owned The Haven, a Scottish restaurant and bar in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood since 2010.<\/p>\n

He was right.<\/p>\n

beginning, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey<\/span> It has agreed to temporarily extend the opening hours of bars and restaurants during the World Cup. Next came thousands of Scots, some estimates putting the number as high as 50,000, flocking to the Boston area, including nearby Providence, Rhode Island, which has become home to many in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

Then it was the Tartan Corps march through the streets of boston<\/span> Following that of the country Opening match victory over Haiti<\/span> Last week, the team took over the city’s famous Fenway Park with Red Sox Nation after what they dubbed a “Scottish Heritage Celebration Night.”<\/p>\n

And the faucet is running non-stop. <\/p>\n

Boston’s World Cup fans, particularly the Scots, are putting a serious strain on the city’s beer supply, which is accustomed to big drinking holidays around St. Patrick’s Day and Independence Day. <\/p>\n

The Haven, which has long been home to Scotland’s best-selling beer Tennent Lager, has increased orders from four kegs a week to 50 kegs this week alone. Other bars have sold out of Tennent’s and are tripling their orders to ensure it doesn’t happen again. Sam Adams said its Boston taproom was out of stock of its famous Samuel Adams Boston Lager as Scottish fans flocked to the city last weekend.<\/p>\n

“We’ve basically exhausted our own allocation. We still have room and we’ll allocate more on Monday,” Waddleton said.<\/p>\n

Celebrations intensified on Friday as Scotland prepared for their second World Cup leg outside Boston.<\/p>\n

“They know how to party, they know how to make friends, they know how to influence people,” Waddleton said of the Scots.<\/p>\n

Scots fill Boston area pubs and challenge beer reserves<\/h2>\n

One of the most popular drinks in Boston pubs last week was Tennent’s Lager.<\/p>\n

Previously only available at The Haven, Tennent made a deal before the tournament began to distribute kegs of its product to 80 bars in Boston and the surrounding area.<\/p>\n

Samantha Crawford, Tennent’s international marketing manager, said the company began preparing to distribute its products to the United States as soon as Scotland qualified for the World Cup in November. They also sent supplies to a bar in Miami ahead of next week’s game between Scotland and Brazil.<\/p>\n

“It took a long time to manufacture it. The next day we got to work,” she said of preparing to ensure the beer was stocked in the United States. Beer is deeply rooted in Scottish sporting culture, she said.<\/p>\n

Many area bars and restaurants have been caught off guard<\/h2>\n

Mivan Spencer, owner of Caf\u00e9 Dello Sport in Boston’s North End, said she is used to dealing with large crowds at major soccer tournaments, but was surprised by the amount of business she saw during the World Cup.<\/p>\n

“After the first weekend of games, I definitely used up pretty much everything,” Spencer said. \u201cFortunately, there were a few other restaurants that we were able to borrow products from to get us through.\u201d<\/p>\n

The first place he sold out of was Tennent’s, and soon after that, he sold out of Peroni as well.<\/p>\n

Mr Spencer said he has since tripled his usual alcohol orders this week and “never runs out of anything”.<\/p>\n

At High Street Place, a food hall in downtown Boston, a supply of beverages that was expected to last a week was consumed in four days, said Lauren Johnson, the venue’s senior market manager.<\/p>\n

\u201cFortunately, we have great partners and our distributors were able to quickly pivot and increase subsequent orders to seamlessly meet demand,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Utilizing and leveraging Boston’s iconic beer, Sam Adams<\/h2>\n

Sam Adams said his Boston taproom ran out of its famous Samuel Adams Boston Lager last weekend. From Thursday through Sunday, during four-day holidays like the Fourth of July, Tartan Army drank four times the amount of Boston Lager that the store normally sells, the Boston-based brewer said.<\/p>\n

To date, Sam Adams has sold more than 4,000 pints of Boston Lager, resulting in about 90 empty barrels, according to Sam Adams spokesperson Devon Sage.<\/p>\n

“I had to schedule four ’emergency deliveries’ to the taproom,” Sage wrote in an email.<\/p>\n

Soccer diplomacy comes to Massachusetts for the World Cup <\/h2>\n

Massachusetts politicians are also getting in on the soccer boom.<\/p>\n

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has been a fixture at Boston’s fan festivals, appearing at several watch parties. Governor Healey declared June 18th “World Cup Fan Appreciation Day” and was seen pouring drinks to patrons behind the bar at The Haven.<\/p>\n

There was a smile on Waddleton’s face, but the governor said she might need to hone her bartending skills a bit.<\/p>\n

“Ms Maura Healy needs to learn how to pour a pint before she can start her desired Sunday shift,” Mr Waddleton said. \u201cBut we can work on it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Associated Press writer Kimberly Krusi and freelancers Ken Pautak and Katerina McGuigan contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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AP World Cup: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/fifa-world-cup<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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